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Long-Term Effects of Treatment

Pregnancy Post Transplant
Hello... I am a Leukemia (AML APL) survivor and am 11 months post auto stem cell transplant. I am curious to see if there are any survivors who have gone on to have successful pregnancies, meaning delivered a healthy child. I have been told by two RE's that I do not have any viable eggs to use, and must use a donor's eggs…
Isolation
I am not doing well with the isolation that this disease and treatment causes. Furthermore, just when I get better and start to participate in some social activity, I get sick and am out of it again.So I lose out on whatever gain I may have made. Any suggestions?
Weight loss
OK I'm eightteen years old and a fourteen year cancer survivor (ALL) I had a Bone Marrow Transplant in 1996 at Duke University Medical Center and I was wondering if any one else has had the same experence as me going through a transplant and has it effected the way that you lose weight compared to those that are healthy…
CHOP protocall /Autologus BMT for NHL 20 yrs ago - side effects now?
Hi. I had CHOP treatments and localized radiation and on recurrance of non hodgkins lymphoma had an autologus bone marrow transplant and total body radiation 2 years later. All of this was 18 -20 years ago. Anyone out there with this same regime and wondering about any side effects since then? I have a whack of them,…
IF YOU HAVE A TRACHEODOMY DONE CAN YOU STILL HAVE CATS?
MY MOM WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER OVER A MONTH AGO. HER SURGERY IIS THE FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY. I HAVE EVERYONE TELLING HER THIS AND THAT AND WHAT SHE CAN DO AND WHAT SHE CAN'T DO. I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND HAVE NEVER READ OR HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT ANIMALS. MY MOM WILL BE STAYING WITH ME, AND IF SHE DECIDES TO GO HOME…
Neuropathy
I finished my chemo treatments in April 08 and began having problems in my hands and feet in May. The neuorologist says that it's neuropathy. The drugs they have me on don't seem to be helping much with the pain. Does anyone have any suggestions/tips/tricks to alleviate the pain? Jim
Need info
I've been started on Oxiliplatin and have read many blogs about the side effects, especially long term effects. Is there anyone that can tell me where to find research or anything that can tell me if the effects could be permanent? Thank ou for your help.
Has anyone developed gout far after treatments?
Looks like this is what I am looking at now, gout, or so the facts are starting to suggest. Just what I need a whole other set of physical issues and corresponding treatments and 'shoulds and should nots'. Dang. It is one of the most, if not the most, painful form of arthritis apparently and I can attest to part of that.…
Periosteum Burn after radiation
Just wondering if anyone has had this experience. I finished radiation treatments the first week of August '08 after a mastectomy. I still have a few spots that hurt...nothing really helps. I've tried large doses of motrin, ice, exercise, swimming, physical therapy to break up the scar tissue adhesions. Just two weeks…
Horrible coloured teeth
Hi, i went through breast cancer surgery, chemo and rads...........i finished all that stuff in sept... Since then my teeth have got well darker, I brush with pearl drops 3 times a day (even tho it tastes like hell) But,,, OK I know I am a Limey and we are meant to have horrible teeth....LOL But up until 6 months ago, mine…
pancreatic cancer
I have pancreatic cancer i found out 8 months ago i Quit the chemo 3 months ago it made me too sict to do anything for about 5 days then i would have only one or two good days per week i started having trouble with my knees and can just barely walk with a cane there is another guy who started the same chemo at about the…
Dizzy spells
Hi, me again.... After I finished Chemo and rads I started getting the 'Odd dizzy spell' I just put it down to chemo brain. But now, the chemo brain is not anywhere near as bad as it was but the dizzy spells/headaches and nausea are getting much worse. Started of with this for probably 15 minutes once a month. Now I am…
Tongue Cancer
My husband is recovering from removal of tongue , because of cancer , does any one have any info on this cancer ..Thanks, Jo
Anyone been reirradiated?
My husband is a childhood cancer survivor (Ewing's soft tissue sarcoma of the head and neck). Now 30+ years later, he has developed squamous cell carcinoma at the radiation site. He underwent major free flap surgery for it this summer, but now there is concern that it might be back (there was a "positive margin" left). The…
chemobrain?
I am a six year survivor of breast cancer, and four rounds of andriamycin/cytoxan. I also experienced surgical menopause five months after I finished the chemo. I am wondering if anyone is dealing with unusual forgetfulness. I will appreciate anyone who is willing to share their current experiences. I am not sure if I am…
Taste Buds
When will my taste buds return to normal? I love (loved) food, but since the start of chemo in feb. I either can't taste it or it tastes absolutely revolting. I finished chemo in July, but I still have this horrible taste in my mouth and my tongue is discoloured and dead/pins and needles at the tip, it feels like it just…
Metstatic Melanoma Survivors Network Support Group Needed
All metstatic cancer patients are encouraged to join this sight. As a 28 year metastatic malignant melanoma survivor; I have a history of 11 metastasis and iotrogenic disease as a result of the many bouts of treatments including radiation. I would like to know how many long term metastatic patients are alive, and if so,…
long term medical problems
i am a 39 year survivor of Wilms tumor. i am now 44 years old and although very thankful to be alive, i am wondering if there are others like me who are suffering from medical finding no doctor seems to understand. even oncologist aren't really concerned unless you have cancer now. anyway, i've had to have a hysterectomy…
Effects from radiation
I had 3 cycles of ESHAP followed by one month of radiation then bone marrow stem cell transplant back in 2002. Between may of 2002 and january of 2004 I was doing well and running like a horse. In January, I started losing sensation in one of my toes and it spread, over a period of one month, all the way to my chest. At…
Tongue Cancer
Hello, Is there anyone here familiar of the after effects of this cancer.? My husband has it and is getting his tongue removed and reconstructed Oct.21, 2008 , I am seeking advice for home care, moral support , and prayers. Thanks, Jo
Avastin (AC & Taxol, too)
Hi there! I had a bilateral mastectomy due to a 4 cm invasive carcinoma in the right breast. That was a year ago, on Sept. 3. I then had AC (Adriamycin Cytoxin), Taxol and Avastin. The Avastin was a study, and I took 18 out of 30 treatments & stopped because of high blood pressure & migraines. I actually started the…
autologus bone marrow transplant late effects
can i get some feedback from long term survivors who are experiencing a lot of late effects after a bone marrow transplant (autologus - meaning your own bone marrow)? I have atrial fibrulation from adriamycin that has resulted in a pacemaker implant and many trips to the ERs, chronic fatigue syndrome, early arthritis and…
looking for info on Neuropathy.
Hi there! I'm new to the site and I know there have been topics on neuropathy, but I'm trying to find some specific information. I finished my treatment January 2006, and it wasn't until April 2008 that I started dealing with peripheral neuropathy in my hands and arms. From the symptoms, that IS what I'm dealing with,…
Stage 4 Parotid Cancer and Pain in hip
Hi all! I have stage 4 Partid Cancer. It has spread to my hip and to my breast. The tumor in my breast was removed and did not return. Had radiation treatment on my hip, leasion is still there, but could be dead tissue. I am trying to get some information. My tumor has been removed 3 times. The last time it was removed 3…
Chemo plus rad side effects
My boyfriend has stage 4 lung with met to many bone areas. He is treated with chemo once a month for 7 hours, His chemo is Avastin carboplatin and taxol..He had his last chemo Feb 23. He also had 10 rad to neck and 10 to shoulder in last 6 weeks. Problem is he seems way to weak now, Having a lot of trouble getting around.…
Hoping for a little hope and some suggestions and answers
a family member is a survivor of chilhood cancer. Now a mid-30-something with two children there are much more demands on her life. Unfortunately, while she does very well, the radiation and the childbirths have taken a toll. The radiation has destroyed her teethe and her salivary glands. In fact she can barely swallow,…
Medication Side Effects -- heartburn
I have a friend with brain cancer (glioblastoma multiforme) who is taking keppra for seizures and it gives her a terrible burn. This has become much worse since she started avastin and another drug which impact the mucosal tissue. The steroid she takes to reduce swelling also causes heartburn. Rice and rice cakes help, but…
neuropathy
Does anyone know wht to do for neuropathy from chemo of taxol. This is numbness and tingling of feet and hands. My husband has it in the fingers and toes and feet and seems to be getting worse. Thanks, cbecker
chronic nausea, no appetite
My father had lung cancer, mets to brain and spinal cord sheathing. He completed radiation in 11/07. Has had both whole brain radiation and cyber-knife radiation directly to nodules.He has no appetite, and due to chronic nausea and vomiting after eating, he receives nutriants via a GI tube. When he does eat solids , he…
Long-Term Effects After Radiation to the Neck area
Is anyone suffering from excess mucus after radiation treatments to the neck area (thyroid & trachea)? My husband is having a terrible time with it (a year after treatment) and I would like to know if anyone knows of anything that can be done for it.

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